Entrepreneurship and Education
“Always a certain time arises when it is not enough to protest: after philosophy, action is indispensable.” - Victor Hugo
Master Minds partners believe in the power of education and entrepreneurship:
- Education is a key pillar to Brazil’s social and economical development.
- Incentivize entrepreneurs and organizations to expand their businesses and horizons through attitude
Master Minds participates, is associated with or contributes to the following organizations and initiatives:
The Brazilian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association is a non-profit organization founded in 2000 that represents the industry and promotes the development of long-term investments. In 11 years of existence, ABVCAP has helped to improve industry conditions for GPs and LPs, advance understanding about the industry and promote best practices that are aligned with international industry standards.
ABVCAP´s membership includes more than 170 members, representing key active players in the Brazilian private equity and venture capital community. ABVCAP members comprise institutional investors including Brazil´s major pension funds, local and international general partners and service providers among others.
Amcham-Brasil was founded in 1919 and has always played an active role in the country’s business environment. The key main purpose of Amcham is to strongly support the free enterprise system (“For a better business environment”) as well as promote the strengthening of Brazil / U.S. economic and commercial relationship.
Amcham-Brasil has approximately five thousand member companies and is present in 11 Brazilian cities – Porto Alegre, Curitiba, Campinas, São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Belo Horizonte, Uberlândia, Goiânia, Brasília, Salvador and Recife –, having a nationwide level of representativeness.
Master Minds is an active member of AMCHAM and represented in the Regional Board by Mr. Juliano Graff.
The Commitment of Campinas for Education (CCE) is a public initiative that brings public and private sector, non-profit organizations and society together to promote projects and programs that lead to a higher qualification of education in public schools in Campinas and region. The national movement “All for Education” supports the Campinas initiative that their goals will be met by 2022. The Commitment of Campinas for Education is a cell of the “All for Education” at the local level and is the first model in the municipal area that should serve as a reference for other cities in Brazil.
Endeavor Institute is a nonprofit organization that has the mission of generating employment and income through the promotion of the entrepreneur culture based on opportunities and innovations. The refore special events were organized to spread an entrepreneurship attitude in the region. Master Minds supports the Global Entrepreneurship Week 
in the region.
The GVcepe – FGV-EAESP Private Equity and Venture Capital Study Center is committed to the planning, analysis, production of knowledge and institutional evolution of proposals for Private Equity and Venture Capital. Through its programs, it promotes innovation, competitively, the creation and modernization of projects and the social and economic development of Brazil as a whole.
Founded in 1919 in USA, Junior Achievement (JA) empowers young people to own their economic success in over 160 countries worldwide. Junior Achievement impacts 4 million U.S. students in more than 173,000 classrooms. With the help of 171,000 volunteers, JA students develop the skills they need to experience the realities and opportunities of work and entrepreneurship in the 21st-century global marketplace.
Premio Facamp/MasterMinds de Empreendedorismo
Master Minds and Facamp incentivize the undergraduate community by granting the “Facamp / Master Minds Entrepreneurship Award” yearly.
“All For Education” is a movement funded exclusively by the private initiative that contribute to education, to ensure all children and young people’s right of a basic education quality.